-> On 06-01-96 07:33:00 Vern Humphrey said to Dave Appel about carry
-> extra ammo?
->
-> VH>BTW -- do you find it ironical that someone who spews political
-> garbage VH>over a computer net can be prosecuted -- but the police
-> will not respon VH>when a person who stands outside your house with a
-> weapon (even if it i VH>only a rock) and issues theats?
->
-> Not only ironical, but downright sickening!
Just ask any woman who is being threatened by an ex-husband or
ex-boyfriend.  What do the cops tell those women?   The cops usually
say that they can't do anything until he actually *does* something, and
*then* the cops can do something.  I didn't fully understand that until
I became the person being threatened.
It's almost the same with the stalking laws.  You have to have tape
recordings or eye witnesses, or else keep a log of repeated events.
The police fall back on the position of "no harm = no foul,"  so until
someone is hurt or property is damaged, they don't make an arrest.
I did buy a pocket micro-cassette to slip into my pocket for future use.
Even if it won't do anything with the cops, I can play it for the kid's
grandmother and the apartment manager.
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